Gladiolus italicus

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Water: moderate
Features: flowers
Flower features: pink
Scientific Names

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Read about Gladiolus italicus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Gladiolus italicus (Gladiolus segetum, Ker.). Differs from G. byzantinus in having globular (not winged) seeds, and in the flaring or spreading segms. of the bright purple, obovate- obtuse sepals. Canaries and Medit. region. —Hardy and early; little grown. CH


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